Omarosa Manigault Newman's exit from the White House was seen as a positive by White House staff, according to a Friday report in the Washington Examiner.
"There weren't any tears shed over her being shown the door," one White House associate said, according to the Examiner. "It was a morale boost for the staff."
Her official role was running communications for the White House Office of Public Liaison. President Donald Trump's team has been publicly nice to her and are keeping her on the White House payroll until Jan. 20 so she can say she worked in the White House for one year, sources told the Examiner.
"She won't be missed. Nobody cares," a White House adviser said in the Examiner's report.
Manigault Newman said she resigned after meeting with White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, but other reports said Kelly forced her to resign, according to ABC News.
Sean Spicer, former White House press secretary, said Manigault Newman was loyal to the president.
Laura Ingraham on Fox News' "Ingraham Angle" asked Spicer Thursday if Manigault Newman was qualified to work in the White House.
"She was very loyal to the president. I think the president brought a lot of people who wanted to fulfill his agenda. And that's his prerogative as president-elect at the time… I wish her the best. But I don't… I'm not really sure," Spicer said during the "Ingraham Angle" interview.
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